Fatality · MSHA Record #220043550021

Outside Foreman fatality at Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC (Kuhl Sand & Gravel Inc), PA, December 6, 2004

at 4:00 PM

On December 6, 2004, an outside foreman was fatally injured in a fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall accident at Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC (Kuhl Sand & Gravel Inc), PA.

Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Kuhl Sand & Gravel Inc (Walter Kuhl; Donald Kuhl)

Erie County, PA

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC.

Investigator narrative

Highwall collapse resulting in death of loader operator.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 25 years
Experience in this job: 25 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same classification

August 24, 2026 · Driller · Haynes Materials Company, CT
May 19, 2026 · Laborer · Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, PA
February 28, 2025 · Bull Gang Foreman · Marfork Coal Company, LLC, WV
January 29, 2025 · Drill Operator · Lexington Coal Company, LLC, WV
August 22, 2024 · Rotary Bucket Excavator Operator · Onyx Corporation, MA

Same year

December 28, 2004 · Warehouseman · KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC, KY
December 21, 2004 · Maintenance Man · Tennco Inc, TN
December 13, 2004 · Laborer · Jobe Concrete Products Inc, TX
December 9, 2004 · Maintenance Man · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC, TX
December 5, 2004 · Maintenance Man · Robinson Nevada Mining Company, NV

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 220043550021 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 3607715
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220043550021 · Mine ID 3607715 Trainer view →